Book
Climate migrants : on the move in a warming world / by Rebecca E. Hirsch.
"Climate Migrants explores the migration of peoples throughout the world in response to the effects of climate change, including droughts, desertification, rising sea level, melting permafrost, and severe storms. The book showcases people and communities that have already relocated because of climate change, and the challenges they faced before, during, and after relocation. The book investigates the cultural, environmental, political, and economic impacts of ecomigration and how they could play out in the next century."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781467793414
- ISBN: 1467793418
- Physical Description: 88 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, ©2017
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 82-85) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A warmer world -- Rising tides -- Disaster in the desert -- Coasts in crisis -- The future of climate migration. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 11-19. Grades 9 to 12. |
